An Experiment by Julie Mennella and Coworkers (2001) Involved Pregnant

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 An experiment by Julie Mennella and coworkers (2001) involved pregnant women who drank carrot juice during the last trimester of pregnancy but water (not carrot juice) during the first two months of lactation; drank water (not carrot juice) during the last trimester but carrot juice during the first two months of lactation; or drank water (not carrot juice) during the last trimester and first two months of lactation. When subsequently offered carrot-flavored cereal, the infants _____.

• A) who were exposed to the taste of carrot juice in amniotic fluid or breast milk had a marked dislike of carrot-flavored cereal
• B) who were exposed to the taste of carrot juice in amniotic fluid had a preference for carrot-flavored cereal but those exposed to it in breast milk had a marked dislike of carrot-flavored cereal
• C) who were exposed to the taste of carrot juice in breast milk had a preference for carrot-flavored cereal but those exposed to it in amniotic fluid had a marked dislike of carrot-flavored cereal
• D) who were exposed to the taste of carrot juice in amniotic fluid or breast milk had a preference for carrot-flavored cereal

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